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Newspaper
Horsham Times
Location
Horsham, Victoria, Australia
Date
May 24, 1940
Page
1
Horsham marks Empire Day with a 9 15 pm town hall demonstration. Mayor and Winters lead residents tradespeople and enthusiasts in songs speeches and pipe band selections. Me Jom Atkinson addresses the audience while a collection for the Red Cross and Comforts Fund is taken.
The Viscount Bledisloe proclaims Empire Day amid wartime resolve. He honors Britain’s fight against Germany and tyranny, urges peace through righteousness, and praises Empire unity, justice, and the courage of his nation’s soldiers. He cites loyalty to God and country and invokes the Queen’s birthday as a call to duty.
British United Press dispatch from Paris cites military circles estimating German casualties around 500000 with roughly one killed for every seven wounded. Allied losses reportedly near 100000, reflecting heavy wartime tolls and uncertainty in casualty tallies.
On Wednesday 36 recruits left Torshawn to enter the ALF. They are militia members chiefly from the First Armoured Regiment with some from the 25th Machine Gun Regiment. A unit selected by Major W. Muntz along with 2 Squadron will join the AIF camp. Recruits include J Murphy and J Sanderson among Horsham and Warracknabeal men, with others named from Dimboon Murtoa Kaniva and Rupanyup.
An Australia wide recruiting drive for the Army is launched by Brigadier Street with a national broadcast appeal. The message warns against rosy calls for work and stresses gravity of war news and the need for immediate enlistment. Facilities at Horsham will expand to handle more applicants as fatalities rise and march drafts near.
Wire from Our Correspondent reports Melbourn’s authority measures creating a recruiting depot and initiating functions. Several proposed hooks for governance have been cancelled, signaling organizational changes and ongoing adjustments.
Prime Minister Menzies announced in the House of Representatives new measures to accelerate the war effort. The program includes a third division raised and a push to greatly increase munition production and a deck building program. An all party committee is proposed to coordinate state support for federal war organization and victory.
Government powers under the Emergency Powers Act grant wide control over production and property. The move, expected to affect wages, profits, and labor, aims to mobilise labor for armaments and essential industries.
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